Retail Pharmacy Technician
Chicago, ILContract / Full-time$27/hrPosted 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
The Retail Pharmacy Technician works under a licensed pharmacist to support efficient, accurate, and timely medication distribution through a retail pharmacy. The role maintains drug inventory, processes prescriptions and insurance claims, maintains patient records, and assists pharmacy customers in person and by phone. The posting lists a full-time contract schedule, a $27 hourly pay rate, and a 12-unit contract duration without specifying the unit.
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Full job description
Retail Pharmacy Technician
Setting: Healthcare Facilities
Job Type: Contract - Full Time
Pay: $27 / Hour
Hours: 40.00
Location: Chicago, IL
The Retail Pharmacy Technician works under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist. The Retail Pharmacy Technician is responsible for maintaining a professional attitude that ensures efficient, accurate, and timely distribution of medications processed through the retail pharmacy. The Retail Pharmacy Technician will maintain the drug inventory, process patient prescriptions, process insurance claims, and maintain patient records. Responsibilities also includes assisting pharmacy customers both in person and via in bound phone calls.
Minimum Requirements:
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High School diploma or its equivalent certification
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Graduate of accredited Pharmacy Technology Program
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PTCB or NPTA license preferred or as required bystate/contract
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Minimum of one year relevant experience preferred
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Complies with all relevant professional standards ofpractice
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Current CPR if applicable
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TB questionnaire, PPD or chest x-ray if applicable
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Current Health certificate (per contract or stateregulation)
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Must meet all federal, state and local requirements
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Must be at least 18 years of age
Benefits
At Amergis, we firmly believe that our employees are the heartbeat of our organization and we are happy to offer the following benefits:
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Competitive pay & weekly paychecks
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Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
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401(k) savings plan
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Awards and recognition programs
*Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status.
About Amergis
Amergis, formerly known as Maxim Healthcare Staffing, has served our clients and communities by connecting people to the work that matters since 1988. We provide meaningful opportunities to our extensive network of healthcare and school-based professionals, ready to work in any hospital, government facility, or school. Through partnership and innovation, Amergis creates unmatched staffing experiences to deliver the best workforce solutions.
Amergis is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Category: Allied
Job Function: Allied | Retail Pharmacy Technician | Retail Pharmacy Technician
Job Type: Contract - Full Time
Setting: Healthcare Facilities
Position Type: Healthcare
Office Number: 0369
Contract Duration: 12
Pay Rate: $27 / Hour
Date Posted: 2026-10-29
How this job compares
Set against the 13,567 open Pharmacy Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$27/hr
- Illinois median$17–27/hr601 hourly ranges
- US median$18–27/hr10,773 hourly ranges
This rate, $27/hr, is 23% above the Illinois median midpoint ($22/hr) — in the top quarter of Pharmacy Technician hourly ranges in Illinois.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 632 open Pharmacy Technician jobs in Illinois and 13,567 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
- Walgreens227 open
- Walmart116 open
- CVS Health93 open
- Experience
- Pharmacy Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (2,594 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 4,794 of the 13,567 open Pharmacy Technician jobs (35%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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